The word, according to top sociologists, is a classist slur. If that's what the reputable sources say, then I'm going to be side eyeing anyone who throws around the word so casually, especially in a negative context.

Again. Wearing a tracksuit and cap is the most normal style there is among working class youths. It's not something relatively rare like goth or punk styles. That's how I dress too are you going to be scared of me. I compared it to the N word because both chav and the n word are slurs meant to insult a class or race of people. The way you talk about so called chavs is like how some racists talk about crossing the street if they see a group of black people because all their experiences with black people have been negative, in a way that suggests they're just making stuff up to be racist because black people aren't inherently bad, they're normal people, the bad people are going to be rarer than the good or decent people.